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Agriopis leucophaearia

Spring usher

Description

Agriopis leucophaearia is one of the most abundant oak geometrids. The male is gray with dark bands on the wings. The wingspan is 15-30 mm. The female does not fly. Adults hatch in March and April from overwintering pupae. Females climb the trunks, where males mate with them. Caterpillars have two color forms. The green form, which closely resembles the caterpillars of the species Operopthera brumata, only it is thinner and has more elongated body. The dark form, yellow-green with dark spots, is usually more abundant.

Symptom

Eat in the upper parts of the crown. There are holes in the leaves, or they are eaten from the sides.

Tree Species: Birch, Oak, Rose

Part of a plant- attacked: Leaf / Needle

Pest significance: Very harmful

Pest Category: Insects

Present in EU: Yes